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Sri Lanka v India l 2nd Test l Galle | 31/07/08 to 04/08/08 (IND win by 170 runs)

The question is will Mendis pass Ishant Sharma for Test wickets in this match?

Mendis has 14, Sharma has 19......
 
Random Aussie said:
The question is will Mendis pass Ishant Sharma for Test wickets in this match?

Mendis has 14, Sharma has 19......
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:))

Like one of my Indian friend said - Sharma is only good in Australia vs Australia bowling to Ponting!
 
This is lazy captaincy from Kumble, Harby has bowled 20 overs straight.

Plan A: Bowl quicks for 5 overs each, spin for 20 overs each, repeat.

Plan B : Bowl spinners all day to defensive field
 
Four down

Samaraweera gone

Asked for the review but the decision was upheld

Harbhjan gets his third
 
Random Aussie said:
This is lazy captaincy from Kumble, Harby has bowled 20 overs straight.

Plan A: Bowl quicks for 5 overs each, spin for 20 overs each, repeat.

Plan B : Bowl spinners all day to defensive field
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Aussie you cursed Lanka :po: :po:
 
TruSachFan said:
:D
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All of a sudden there are some Indians in this thread :D

You are still fighting back from 1 nil down against a team you were supposed to beat comfortably. :D
 
Random Aussie said:
All of a sudden there are some Indians in this thread :D

You are still fighting back from 1 nil down against a team you were supposed to beat comfortably. :D
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:))) :))) :)))
 
Two wickets in one over, Bhajji picks up his 4th wicket. Sri Lanka 192/5, still 137 runs behind.
 
Jayawardenes batting at both ends. That must be confusing especialy when they both have initials as long as a name.
 
moumotta said:
Jayawardenes batting at both ends. That must be confusing especialy when they both have initials as long as a name.
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Yep, I just call them Mahela and Prasanna.
 
I think this pitch will become mine field at day 5.It will be very tough for SL to win this one.
 
hey the match is still going on I discover!!
Go India, get one more wkt at least today!!
 
Dhonifan said:
hey the match is still going on I discover!!
Go India, get one more wkt at least today!!
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It's over.
Sri Lanka trailing by 114 with five wickets in hand.
 
Sehwag has turned the game tilt towards india.Though the pitch was easier at that time.But still a wonderful innings from him.But personaly i like yuvi in indian team.His timing is really good.
 
buntylover_2000 said:
Sehwag has turned the game tilt towards india.Though the pitch was easier at that time.But still a wonderful innings from him.But personaly i like yuvi in indian team.His timing is really good.
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Yes, India is definitely in front at this point. Even though Srilanka are still capable of scoring another 114 to wipe out any first innings deficit, they will have to bat last and that could be the difference. Unless Mendis and Murali bowl India out really cheaply (less than 200), India will be the favourites.

I have a suspicion though that we havent seen the last of rain, and it may be an unwelcome guest again.
 
buntylover_2000 said:
Momo its not over until mahela is there.
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No no, I meant the second day was over. Not the match.
The match is pretty interesting and while India are in front, it's definitely not over considering the form in which the Indian batsmen are and a certain Murali licking his lips to bowl on a spinning wicket.

However, all thinsg considered, India have an advantage at this point.
 
Kumble is bowling on and on. He is wkt less so far in the series. Any other captain would have taken him off and given Sehwag a few overs, seeing he is pumped full of confidence, but AK is captain and darned if he will give his quota of overs away.

I hate this guy with a vengence now.
 
Momo said:
No no, I meant the second day was over. Not the match.
The match is pretty interesting and while India are in front, it's definitely not over considering the form in which the Indian batsmen are and a certain Murali licking his lips to bowl on a spinning wicket.

However, all thinsg considered, India have an advantage at this point.
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you're right, although IMO it's more advantage SL than India.
 
Momo my fault i got it wrong.
I think 250 can be a wining total if indians will be able to set that target.
Mahela is the key wicket here if they get him out early 2morrow morning then they can easily get the lead of atleast 70-80 runs and will put SL under huge pressure.
 
India's got the advantage at this point. Sri Lanka need a big partnership by the current two batsmen to put them back into the game.
 
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India were 214-4 yesterday. Sri Lanka are 215-5 but Indians did collapse in the morning so there isn't that much difference between them. The nly advantage India has is that SL will have to bat last on day 4- I don't think this match is going to day 5.
 
Geez this is a special knock from Sehwag. Carried his bat through the innings. Very well played. Definitely a big match player, probably India's best at the moment. To score 201 undefeated when only two other players scored in double figures is very impressive.
 
Random Aussie said:
Lol this Karthik is the second best wicket keeper in India?

Can he bat? Not on current evidence

Can he keep? Not on current evidence

What the hell is he doing in the side? He is like Kamran Akmal without the batting.
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He's pretty useless. Where's that baby face keeper that played against OZ in 2003? This bloke?

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I think SL will get rolled for about 350 and then it will be game on for the 2nd innings. India bowling last will be an advantage, they'll be able to set a target.
 
Dhonifan said:
you're right, although IMO it's more advantage SL than India.
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India do have a weaker spin bowling attack than Srilanka (Kumble is quite ineffective) but I believe Srilanka having to bat last more than compensates for that fact. Anything more than 200 with a spinning wicket and all the pressure of the fourth innings will be a handful for Srilanka, I think.
 
buntylover_2000 said:
I think 250 can be a wining total if indians will be able to set that target.
Mahela is the key wicket here if they get him out early 2morrow morning then they can easily get the lead of atleast 70-80 runs and will put SL under huge pressure.
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Yes, if they get anything like a 70 runs lead, it will be easier for them to set Srilanka a target of 250, and that will be curtains for Lanka. That is why it is imperative that Lanka overhaul the first innings Indian score (even though they will still be at a disadvantage because of having to bat last).

Of course it all depends on how quickly Mendis and Murali can bowl the Indians out, but I believe it will be hard for even then to restrict India under 200. That makes the first innings lead all the more important.

I think even 200 will not be easy to get in the final innings.
 
A first innings lead for India will be very, very crucial. If Sri Lanka can obtain a lead, all the better for them. A lead is very important for both sides.
 
Rickz said:
A first innings lead for India will be very, very crucial. If Sri Lanka can obtain a lead, all the better for them. A lead is very important for both sides.
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True, but much more crucial for Srilanka than India. India will take a zero-zero situation when the second inning begins. Lanka needs to get a first innings lead (which is very unlikely) in order to compensate for the disadvantage of having to bat last.
 
Momo said:
True, but much more crucial for Srilanka than India. India will take a zero-zero situation when the second inning begins. Lanka needs to get a first innings lead (which is very unlikely) in order to compensate for the disadvantage of having to bat last.
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Yeah, I agree it will be more benefical for Sri Lanka than India for the disadvantage of having to bat last.
 
This looks like it is going to be an exciting test match
 
Hash said:
This looks like it is going to be an exciting test match
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Yep - low scoring games are always more exciting (just like the England-SA game)
 
ideally we sud get SL out for around 280 ....50 run lead on this pitch wud be just about perfect .

I dont think india has a huge advantage here for now ...one good partnership cud take sl past our total & we have a history of struggling against tail !
 
jusarrived said:
I dont think india has a huge advantage here for now ...one good partnership cud take sl past our total & we have a history of struggling against tail !
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Agreed. Chaminda Vaas is a very capable batsman these days, so this isn't even the last recognized pair of batsmen. Lanka really know how to fight in these conditions.

Of course, a couple of early wickets and it can all change, but otherwise I would expect Lanka to take a decent lead and then the pressure to save the series by winning this game will all be on India.
 
As of now, the only proper "Batsmen" failing to read Mendis and Murali are Dravid, Ganguly and Karthik. So, it would be wise to forget any possible contribution that they might make in the 2nd innings.
 
Swaraj!! said:
As of now, the only proper "Batsmen" failing to read Mendis and Murali are Dravid, Ganguly and Karthik. So, it would be wise to forget any possible contribution that they might make in the 2nd innings.
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One way of looking at, is Aussie mentioned earlier, is that, take out Sehwag's innings and India have made 223, 138 and 128 in this series. If Sehwag falls early in the second innings, I am not sure where your runs are going to come from. This is why I think if Lanka can get a decent lead, all the pressure will be on India.
 
Very good innings from Sehwag, but most others failed to make a impression... infact, it seems this Sehwag innings is the only difference between the previous Test. Just like in the first test, Laxman and Ghambir made good starts, but failed to convert them to big scores.

Its a bit worrying that so many indian batsmen couldn't even get into double figures...
 
kingusa, i think you are the biggest blind person ever if you think dravid cheated that. it was so close that the third umpire who was watching the clip in the slowest motion possible, took about 5-8 minutes to make that decision. it was so bloody close.
 
bablu_khan said:
kingusa, i think you are the biggest blind person ever if you think dravid cheated that. it was so close that the third umpire who was watching the clip in the slowest motion possible, took about 5-8 minutes to make that decision. it was so bloody close.
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are you stupid.. he clearly dropped that... and i have played enough cricket and taken many catches to know that when that happens you can always tell that you dropped it or not... there is no way that landed on his fingers.. and when that happens you don't start cheering like he did.. you tell the umps you think you caught it...
 
okay then if it was so clear then why did umpire took so much time. i mean the ball landed on his fangers and the other half of the ball was touching the ground. that was pretty close and the fielder doesn't really know himself. and the appeal wasn't also so confident and dravid himself wasn't excited by it. if he wanted to cheat, he would have shown some excitement.

he knew it can be out and can be not out also, hence he stayed calm and waited for umpire to check it
 
bablu_khan said:
okay then if it was so clear then why did umpire took so much time. i mean the ball landed on his fangers and the other half of the ball was touching the ground. that was pretty close and the fielder doesn't really know himself. and the appeal wasn't also so confident and dravid himself wasn't excited by it. if he wanted to cheat, he would have shown some excitement.

he knew it can be out and can be not out also, hence he stayed calm and waited for umpire to check it
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he was excited enough to make Kumble start cheering as well... and they all were giving each other high fives... and third umpires taking time has nothing to do with it... he had to make sure.. it wasn't far away from his hand but it wasn't close either...
 
63.6 Kumble to HAPW Jayawardene, no run, almost caught by Gambhir at short leg. It was a tad slower than the previous deliveries, bounced a bit on the middle and leg line, clipped to the left of Gambhir who stretched his hand out but couldn't reach.


This almost caught stuff is costing India dearly...One of the differences between Aus and the rest of the world is things like these...
 
Kumble should toss the ball to Sachin. I think he is more likely to take a wicket as an attacking Leg spinner who can actually turn the ball than Kumble is in this form.
 
bablu_khan said:
kingusa, i think you are the biggest blind person ever if you think dravid cheated that. it was so close that the third umpire who was watching the clip in the slowest motion possible, took about 5-8 minutes to make that decision. it was so bloody close.
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If an Australian player had done that it would have clearly been cheating.

Double standards anyone?
 
The way Harbhjan is getting turn from the the wicket, I think.... the team that gets the 1st innings lead, will win this match.
 
74 overs bowled and 60 of them bowled by 2 spinners. Zaheer Khan (allegedly the spearhead of the Indian attack) has bowled 6 overs. :))

This captain makes South African tactics look imaginative.
 
Random Aussie said:
If an Australian player had done that it would have clearly been cheating.

Double standards anyone?
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RA that catch was clean. i dont think it touched the ground, though it looked as if it had. but if you see it closely you can see Dravid's hand goes under the ball in one fluid movement.
 
Random Aussie said:
If an Australian player had done that it would have clearly been cheating.

Double standards anyone?
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lol yup double standards... and when ponting did that at short leg.. man o man... lol luckily dravid didn't say it was out by pointing his index finger skyward like ponting did... lol rather then saying dravid shouldn't have acted like a umpire the indian media would say that it was a innocent reaction from dravid... unluckily dravid didn't do that ... drats...
 
Damn it, I need to stop bagging Kumble. Another wicket.

Harby takes 5 but on the feed I am watching his action is looking slightly dubious.

Was it given out Dhonifan? Matters not, if it was an Aussie claiming that catch, whether given out or not, Indians would be howling cheat! cheat! cheat!
 
Random Aussie said:
74 overs bowled and 60 of them bowled by 2 spinners. Zaheer Khan (allegedly the spearhead of the Indian attack) has bowled 6 overs. :))

This captain makes South African tactics look imaginative.
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He's so dull and one track

But Harby's got the wkt and saved Kumble
 
Random Aussie said:
74 overs bowled and 60 of them bowled by 2 spinners. Zaheer Khan (allegedly the spearhead of the Indian attack) has bowled 6 overs. :))

This captain makes South African tactics look imaginative.
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Aussie - CAN YOU STOP DOING THIS!!!!

Every time we're getting a partnership going, you buy them a wicket! :po: :po:
 
iZeeshan said:
This is surprsingly a really tight game.
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We just need one more partnership between Mahela and Vaas and we should be fine. Even if we don't get it, Mendis and Murali will eat them alive on this pitch.
 
Random Aussie said:
Damn it, I need to stop bagging Kumble. Another wicket.

Harby takes 5 but on the feed I am watching his action is looking slightly dubious.

Was it given out Dhonifan? Matters not, if it was an Aussie claiming that catch, whether given out or not, Indians would be howling cheat! cheat! cheat!
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RA, you got to see the context of that 'cheat cheat cheat!'

That came after Bucknor robbed us and left us feeling helpless as a newborn babe. No review, no 3rd umpire. Today there was both. in fact you can't compare the two because one was a judgement and the second was a request, duly turned down. We wouldnt mind if Clarke claimed a catch every over, just as long as it went upstairs.

Hey could you jinx the lankans once more? :D
 
cars, why do you keep saying "we". I know you support people who play against India, but it reads very oddly.
 
Still a big lead for the Indians. Lankans have to cut it to 30 at leat.
 
Dhonifan said:
RA, you got to see the context of that 'cheat cheat cheat!'

That came after Bucknor robbed us and left us feeling helpless as a newborn babe. No review, no 3rd umpire. Today there was both. in fact you can't compare the two because one was a judgement and the second was a request, duly turned down. We wouldnt mind if Clarke claimed a catch every over, just as long as it went upstairs.
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Never mind explaining. Cheating it was.
 
bones20 said:
Never mind explaining. Cheating it was.
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:))) :))) That's the Indian fan's spirit

Ganguly never attempted to cheat in a World Cup final though right?

Damn these websites, trying to find a stream is like sifting through badly designed html garbage.
 
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Pretty solid that whole over was Kulesekera. Perhaps we'll start seeing less refused singles now.
 
Far out how many lives does Jayawardene have to get against India per innings ?? atleast 4-5....
 
Romali_rotti said:
Far out how many lives does Jayawardene have to get against India per innings ?? atleast 4-5....
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This series would be in a totally different place if India had held the catches..

Can you email me a working link please Romali?
 
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